Candidate Biography:

1835: State’s Attorney for the Morgan Circuit [Illinois]1836-1837: Representative, Illinois State Legislature1837: Register of the Land Office at Springfield1838: Candidate for Congress [Illinois] (Lost)1840-1841: Secretary of State [Illinois]1843-1847: Member, United States House of Representatives [Illinois]1847-1861: Member, United States Senate [Illinois]1852: Primary Candidate for President (Lost)1856: Primary Candidate for President (Lost)

STATEHOOD: As a U.S. Senator, Douglas introduced a bill (S. 169) in 1850, titled "An Act for the Admission of California into the Union", which made California the 31st State.

PLACENAME: Douglas City (in Trinity County) is named for Stephen Douglas.